Seat belt vibrator

ABSTRACT

An improved seat belt assembly having a portable batteryoperated vibrator inserted into a compartment in a strap which is wrapped around a seat belt and secured thereto. When using the seat belt assembly, the vibrator is turned on and the body muscles adjacent to the seat belt assembly are massaged.

O United States Patent 1191 1111 3,878,838 Lunn Apr. 22, 1975 SEAT BELTVIBRATOR 3.416.815 12/1968 Weiss 128/63 x 7 0 [76] In entor: avid L.Lunn, 920 N.w. 28 St 3.6-3.481 ll/l97l Curran 1-8/36 1 Moore ok a 73160Prmmry ExammerLawrence W. Trapp [22] Filed: Dec. 5, 1973 Attorney,Agenl, 0r Firm-Laney, Dougherty, Hessin 21 Appl. No.: 421,845

[52] US. Cl. 128/63 [57] ABSTRACT 51 Int. Cl A6lh 7/00 An improved Seatbelt assembly having a 110mb!8 [58] Field 01 Search 128/32-36, ypvibrator inserted into 8 Compartment in 12 3 4 a strap which is wrappedaround a seat belt and secured thereto. When using the seat beltassembly, the l 5 References Cited vibrator is turned on and the bodymuscles adjacent to UNITED STATES PATENTS the seat belt assembly aremassaged.

l 497,840 6/1924 Clement 128/41 X 8 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures SEAT BELTVIBRATOR BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Thisinvention relates generally to an improved seat belt assembly and moreparticularly. but not by way of limitation. to a portablebattery-operated vibrator secured to a seat belt.

2. Summary of the Invention The present invention is an improved seatbelt assembly having a portable batteryoperatcd ibrator secured to theseat belt for massaging a person's body and relaxing his muscles whilethe seat belt is in use.

An object of the present invention is to massage a persons body andrelax his muscles while the seat belt assembly is in use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an assembly whichcan be quickly detached and removed from the seat belt for use onanother seat belt.

A further object ofthe present invention is to provide an assembly whichcan be quickly attached to various types of seat belts having differentwidths.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a portablelnlttery-operated vibrator which can be turned on and off without havingto remove the vibrator from the assembly.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an assemblywhich will not wrinkle or buckle the seat belt when the assembly issecured around the seat belt.

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will be evident from thefollowing detailed description when read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings which illustrate various embodiments of theinvention.

Brief Description of the Drawings FIG. I is a perspective view of oneform of the seat belt assembly.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an alternate embodiment of the seat beltassembly.

FIGv 3 is a cross sectional view ofthe seat belt assembly taken alongline 3-3 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the seat belt assembly of FIG. 2 removedfrom the seat belt.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. I. the seatbelt assembly is designated by the general reference character It). Theassembly 10 includes an elongated cylindrically shaped port-ablebattery-operated vibrator 12. a compartment H for bolding the vibratorI2. and the compartment 14 secured to a flexible. elastic fabric strap16 which is wrapped around and secured to a seat belt 18 having a buckle20.

The assembly 10 in FIG. 1 also shows the feature of having two vibrators12 held in two compartments I4 should the person using the assembly 10desire additional vibrating strength.

Strap I6 includes an outside portion 22. an inside portion 24. and afirst end portion 26 secured to a second end portion 28 by snaps 30.Disposd between the inside portion 24 of the strap 16 and the seat belt18 is a relatively rigid planar shaped stay 32 having a widthsubstantially equal to the width of the seat belt 18 which prevents theelastic strap I6 from wrinkling or buckling the belt 18 when the strapis wrapped around the belt 18 and secured by snaps 30. The stay 32 maybe secured to the inside portion 24 of the strap 16 by suitable meanssuch as sewing or may be inserted into a suitable pocket sewn into theinside portion 24 of the strap 16.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the assembly 10. This figure shows the use ofa single vibrator 12 held by compartment I4. Compartment I4 is of anelongated cylindrical shape and is made of a flexible elastic fabric sothat vibrators of various diameters can be compressingly secured by theelastic fabric and by stretching the fabric. the vibrator can be quicklyremoved to change batter ies or be replaced by another vibrator. Thediameter of the compartment 14 is substantially equal to or slightlyless than the diameter of the vibrator I2. Because the elastic fabric isflexible. the vibrator 12 can be turned on and off without removing itfrom the compartment 14. The vibrator I2 is turned on and off byrotating one end of the vibrator and counter-rotating the opposite end.Also. compartment 14 being rigidly secured to strap 16 holds thevibrator in place while the vibrator is in use.

FIG. 3 is a cross section of the assembly 10 shown along line 33 of FIG.2. Compartment I4 is shown attached to the outside portion 22 of strap16 and secured around vibrator l2. Strap 16 is shown wrapped around belt18 and stay 32 and first end portion 26 secured to second end portion 28by snap 30.

FIG. 4 shows the assembly 10 with the belt 18 removed and strap 16 in anunsnapped position. Vibrator 12 has been removed from the compartment14. Shown in this perspective view is the relatively rigid stay 32disposed against the inside portion 24 of the strap 16.

In operation. the assembly 10 is secured to the seat belt 18 by wrappingstrap 16 around the belt 18 and securing the strap 16 thereto by snaps30. Portable vibrator I2 is then inserted into the compartment 14. Whenthe seat belt 18 is in use the person using the belt grasps one endofthe vibrator 12 with one hand and the oppo site end with the otherhand and by rotating the ends in opposite directions. the vibrator isturned on. This step is repeated to turn the vibrator off. but the endsare rotated in a direction opposite to the direction for turning thevibrator on. When the assembly 10 is no longer required the strap 16 isremoved from the seat belt I8 by unsnapping snaps 30.

Changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts andelements of various embodiments as disclosed herein without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:

I. In a seat belt assembly. the improvement comprising:

a portable battery-operated vibrator; and

means for securing said vibrator to the seat belt. said means comprisinga strap having an inside portion. an outside portion. a first endportion. and a second end portion. said strap being wrapped around theseat belt with the inside portion of said strap adjacent thereto. andmeans for securing the first end portion and the second end portiontogether. the outside portion of said strap having compartment means forholding said vibrator adjacent to the seat belt.

2. The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said vibrator is anelongated cylindrically shaped portable battery-operated vibrator.

3. The assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein said compartment means isan elongated cylindrically shaped compartment having an inner diametersubstaw tially equal to the outer diameter of said vibrator for holdingsaid vibrator in place when the said vibrator is in use 4. The assemblyas defined in claim 3 wherein said compartment is made of a flexiblefabric so that said vibrator being held inside said compartment can begrasped by hand through the flexible fabric and said vibrator turned onand off without having to be removed from said compartment.

5. The assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein the flexible fabric ofsaid compartment is characterized further as being elastic so thatvibrators of various diameters can be received and compressingly heldinside said compartment.

6. The assembly as defined in claim 1 which is further characterized toinclude a relatively rigid planar shaped stay having a widthsubstantially equal to the width of the seat belt and said stay disposedbetween the inside portion of said strap and the seat belt to keep theseat belt from wrinkling or buckling when the strap is wrapped aroundand secured to the seat belt.

7. The assembly as defined in claim l wherein said strap is made of anelastic fabric so that said strap can be stretchingly wrapped aroundseat belts having various widths.

8. ln a seat belt assembly. the improvement comprising:

an elastic strap having an inside portion. an outside portion. a firstend portion. and a second end portion. said strap being wrapped aroundthe seat belt with the inside portion positioned adjacent to the seatbelt and means for securing the first end portion and the second endportion together. the outside portion of said strap having acylindrically shaped compartment made of an elastic fabric attachedthereto;

an elongated cylindrically shaped portable battery operated vibratorsecured within the compartment of said strap; and relatively rigidplanar shaped stay having a width substantially equal to the width oftheseat belt and said stay disposed between the inside portion of saidstrap and the seat belt to keep the seat belt from wrinkling or bucklingwhen the strap is wrapped around and secured to the seat belt.

1. In a seat belt assembly, the improvement comprising: a portablebattery-operated vibrator; and means for securing said vibrator to theseat belt, said means comprising a strap having an inside portion, anoutside portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion, saidstrap being wrapped around the seat belt with the inside portion of saidstrap adjacent thereto, and means for securing the first end portion andthe second end portion together, the outside portion of said straphaving compartment means for holding said vibrator adjacent to the seatbelt.
 1. In a seat belt assembly, the improvement comprising: a portablebattery-operated vibrator; and means for securing said vibrator to theseat belt, said means comprising a strap having an inside portion, anoutside portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion, saidstrap being wrapped around the seat belt with the inside portion of saidstrap adjacent thereto, and means for securing the first end portion andthe second end portion together, the outside portion of said straphaving compartment means for holding said vibrator adjacent to the seatbelt.
 2. The assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said vibrator is anelongated cylindrically shaped portable battery-operated vibrator. 3.The assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein said compartment means is anelongated cylindrically shaped compartment having an inner diametersubstantially equal to the outer diameter of said vibrator for holdingsaid vibrator in place when the said vibrator is in use.
 4. The assemblyas defined in claim 3 wherein said compartment is made of a flexiblefabric so that said vibrator being held inside said compartment can begrasped by hand through the flexible fabric and said vibrator turned onand off without having to be removed from said compartment.
 5. Theassembly as defined in claim 4 wherein the flexible fabric of saidcompartment is characterized further as being elastic so that vibratorsof various diameters can be received and compressingly held inside saidcompartment.
 6. The assembly as defined in claim 1 which is furthercharacterized to include a relatively rigid planar shaped stay having awIdth substantially equal to the width of the seat belt and said staydisposed between the inside portion of said strap and the seat belt tokeep the seat belt from wrinkling or buckling when the strap is wrappedaround and secured to the seat belt.
 7. The assembly as defined in claim1 wherein said strap is made of an elastic fabric so that said strap canbe stretchingly wrapped around seat belts having various widths.